A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAfter these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John
GospelsFor the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Micah
Minor ProphetsThen I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms
PoetryA fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThey profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesIf the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John
GospelsBut this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.
Numbers
Law / MosesThou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThat our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIncline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Psalms
PoetryThen Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis
LawAnd Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBehold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBetter is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonSo David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
2 Samuel
HistoryTo overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
Psalms
PoetryBut now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
Job
Wisdom / JobThese were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.